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Cardinal

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[Intro]
A{WEhiDstling}
[Verse 1]
ARed Cardinals in the Ewhite snow
They got Dtoo high to fly home
For the winter, and AI had a roommate once
He got Eso high, couldn't go Dout at night
So he found love on the internet
And Ait is freezing in Pennsylvania
And the Erest of the birds are in Turks and Caicos
And it Dreads like a truth commercial
But we feel bad so we get stoned an do snow angelsA  E  D  
[Chorus]
A{WEhiDstling}
[Verse 2]
So Awe bought a broke down bus and Epainted it green
And we Ddanced in the parking lot under the shadow of '95
And Aall of my favorite people, they don't Emarch to the beat of your Ddrum
They just keep on keeping on
And whatAever you're supposed to be
WhatEever that's supposed to mean
I just Dwanted you to know
That you don't have to come clean to AmeE  
[Bridge 1]
Yeah Deverything's exactly
Everything is exactly where it needs to AbeE  
I just Dwanted you to know
That you don't have to come clean to AmeE  
Yeah Deverything's exactly
Yeah everything's exactly
Everything is exactly where it needs to Abe
[Interlude]
A{HEumDming}
[Bridge 2]
AWolves are circling, Eblack ties suit them
DWolves are circling, Dblack ties suit them
So we Alight one up cause it's Ein our blood, it's Din our blood
AWolves are circling, black ties suit them
EWolves are circling, black ties suit them
DWolves are circling, black ties suit them
DBut they're not like usA  

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Cardinal

by Mt. Joy

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

A E D

{Whistling}

[Verse 1]

A E

Red Cardinals in the white snow

They got too high to fly home

For the winter, and I had a roommate once

E D

He got so high, couldn't go out at night

So he found love on the internet

And it is freezing in Pennsylvania

And the rest of the birds are in Turks and Caicos

And it reads like a truth commercial

A E D

But we feel bad so we get stoned an do snow angels

[Chorus]

A E D

{Whistling}

[Verse 2]

A E

So we bought a broke down bus and painted it green

And we danced in the parking lot under the shadow of '95

A E D

And all of my favorite people, they don't march to the beat of your drum

They just keep on keeping on

And whatever you're supposed to be

Whatever that's supposed to mean

I just wanted you to know

A E

That you don't have to come clean to me

[Bridge 1]

Yeah everything's exactly

A E

Everything is exactly where it needs to be

I just wanted you to know

A E

That you don't have to come clean to me

Yeah everything's exactly

Everything is exactly where it needs to be

[Interlude]

A E D

{Humming}

[Bridge 2]

A E

Wolves are circling, black ties suit them

D D

Wolves are circling, black ties suit them

A E D

So we light one up cause it's in our blood, it's in our blood

Wolves are circling, black ties suit them

D A

But they're not like us

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